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Kingdom Participates in Space Agencies Leaders' Summit at COP28

Dr. Mohammed Saud Al-Tamimi chaired the Kingdom's delegation and participated in the Space Agencies Leaders' Summit held in Dubai - SPA
Dr. Mohammed Saud Al-Tamimi chaired the Kingdom's delegation and participated in the Space Agencies Leaders' Summit held in Dubai - SPA
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Kingdom Participates in Space Agencies Leaders' Summit at COP28

Dr. Mohammed Saud Al-Tamimi chaired the Kingdom's delegation and participated in the Space Agencies Leaders' Summit held in Dubai - SPA
Dr. Mohammed Saud Al-Tamimi chaired the Kingdom's delegation and participated in the Space Agencies Leaders' Summit held in Dubai - SPA

The CEO of the Saudi Space Agency (SSA), Dr. Mohammed Saud Al-Tamimi, chaired the Kingdom's delegation and participated in the Space Agencies Leaders' Summit held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The summit, held as part of the COP28 conference, highlighted raising awareness about climate change, the role of space technologies, technical solutions, entrepreneurship in the space sector, and addressing climate change, SPA reported.
It emphasized encouraging private investment and innovation in the space field, exploring opportunities for funding space and climate programs, and securing the necessary financial support for these initiatives.
During his participation in the summit, Dr. Al-Tamimi stressed that the Kingdom stands with all countries committed to harnessing the power of space technology, which has emerged as a beacon of hope for monitoring, understanding, and mitigating the environmental and climate challenges facing the world.
Emphasizing its awareness of the significance of this global challenge, he said the Kingdom has embarked on an ambitious journey to develop and disseminate innovative space solutions that can significantly contribute to building a more sustainable future.
The Kingdom presented 66 initiatives to address climate change during the previous edition of the conference, he noted.

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World War II Sergeant Whose Plane Was Shot Down over Germany Honored with Reburial in California

This 1944 photo provided by Honoring Our Fallen shows WWII veteran US Army Air Force Tech. Sgt. Donald V. Banta from Los Angeles. Banta, 21, was killed in action in early 1944 when his plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Gotha, Germany. On Thursday, July 25, 2024 community members lined the roads to honor Banta as he was brought from Ontario International Airport in southern California to a burial home. (Honoring Our Fallen via AP)
This 1944 photo provided by Honoring Our Fallen shows WWII veteran US Army Air Force Tech. Sgt. Donald V. Banta from Los Angeles. Banta, 21, was killed in action in early 1944 when his plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Gotha, Germany. On Thursday, July 25, 2024 community members lined the roads to honor Banta as he was brought from Ontario International Airport in southern California to a burial home. (Honoring Our Fallen via AP)
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World War II Sergeant Whose Plane Was Shot Down over Germany Honored with Reburial in California

This 1944 photo provided by Honoring Our Fallen shows WWII veteran US Army Air Force Tech. Sgt. Donald V. Banta from Los Angeles. Banta, 21, was killed in action in early 1944 when his plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Gotha, Germany. On Thursday, July 25, 2024 community members lined the roads to honor Banta as he was brought from Ontario International Airport in southern California to a burial home. (Honoring Our Fallen via AP)
This 1944 photo provided by Honoring Our Fallen shows WWII veteran US Army Air Force Tech. Sgt. Donald V. Banta from Los Angeles. Banta, 21, was killed in action in early 1944 when his plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Gotha, Germany. On Thursday, July 25, 2024 community members lined the roads to honor Banta as he was brought from Ontario International Airport in southern California to a burial home. (Honoring Our Fallen via AP)

After 80 years, a World War II sergeant killed in Germany has returned home to California.

On Thursday, community members lined the roads to honor US Army Air Force Tech. Sgt. Donald V. Banta as he was brought from Ontario International Airport to a burial home in Riverside, California, The AP reported.

Banta, 21, was killed in action in early 1944 when his plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Gotha, Germany, according to Honoring Our Fallen, an organization that provides support to families of fallen military and first responders.

One of the surviving crewmembers saw the plane was on fire, then fell in a steep dive before exploding on the ground. After the crash, German troops buried the remains of one soldier at a local cemetery, while the other six crewmembers, including Banta, were unaccounted for.

Banta was married and had four sisters and a brother. He joined the military because of his older brother Floyd Jack Banta, who searched for Donald Banta his whole life but passed away before he was found.

Donald Banta's niece was present at the planeside honors ceremony at the Ontario airport coordinated by Honoring Our Fallen.

The remains from the plane crash were initially recovered in 1952, but they could not be identified at the time and were buried in Belgium. Banta was accounted for Sept. 26, 2023, following efforts by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency within the US Department of Defense and the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System.